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- H.R.4017
H.R.4017: Racial Justice Act
About This Bill
- This bill was introduced in the 103rd Congress
- This bill is primarily about law
- Introduced March 11, 1994
- Latest Major Action March 24, 1994
Bill Sponsor
Bill Summary
Racial Justice Act - Amends the Federal judicial code to prohibit putting a person to death under color of State or Federal law in the execution of a sentence that was imposed based on race. Specifies that an inference that race was the basis of a death sentence is established if valid evidence is presented demonstrating that, at the time the sentence was imposed, race was a statistically significant factor in decisions to seek or to impose...
(Source: Library of Congress)
Bill Actions
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Referred to the House Committee on Judiciary.
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Subcommittee on Civil and Constitutional Rights Forwarded an Original Measure to Full Committee.
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Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
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Ordered to be Reported.
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Reported by the Committee on Judiciary. H. Rept. 103-458.
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Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 252.
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| March 11, 1994 |
Introduced in the House by Don Edwards (D-Calif.) |